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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 1111 6th Street, NW |
Address2 | Apartment 1 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400954758-48
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Alex Ayers |
Date | 11/2/2020 7:56:33 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R 856 - Physicians Pro Bono Care Act - charitable deduction for pro-bono health services
H.R. 3971 - Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion of any Social Security or tier I railroad retirement benefits in gross income for income tax purposes.
H.R. 3796 - Health Savings for Seniors Act - This bill permits a Medicare beneficiary to participate in and contribute to health savings accounts.
H.R. 6286 - Health Savings Act of 2020 - This bill revises requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) to allow an additional tax deduction for amounts paid to the HSA of a taxpayer's child or grandchild
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Ayers |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R 856 - Physicians Pro Bono Care Act - charitable deduction for pro-bono health services
H.R. 3796 - Health Savings for Seniors Act - This bill permits a Medicare beneficiary to participate in and contribute to health savings accounts.
S. 1227 - Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Thisbill requiresthe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to report about anticompetitive practicesand other trendswithin the pharmaceuticalsupply chain that may impact the cost of prescriptionsdrugs.
H.R. 5198 - Patients' Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2019 - Creates FDA approved standard method of sharing consumer information.
S. 2441 - Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2019 - Thisbill permitsindividualswho are not enrolled in a high deductible health plan to participate in healthsavingsaccounts.
S. 2440 - Qualified Health Savings Account Distribution Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the requirements for tax-preferred health accounts, to modify the rules for using a conversion or termination of a flexible spending account or a health reimbursement arrangement to establish a health savings account.
H.R. 603 - Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2019 - This bill modifies the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) to: increase the maximum contribution amounts, permit the use of HSAs to pay health insurance premiums and for direct primary care service arrangements, repeal the restriction on using HSAs for over-the-counter medications, eliminate the requirement that a participant in an HSA be enrolled in a high deductible health care plan, and decrease the additional tax for HSA distributions not used for qualified medical expenses.
H.R. 5596, S. 3112 - Personalized Care Act of 2020 - This bill revises provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs)
H.R. 5566 - Patient Fairness Act of 2020 - This bill revises requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs)
H.R. 5076 - Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019 - Seeks to eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for everyone covered by Medicare and spares seniors the decision to delay or not seek vaccines due to their share of the cost.
S. 3537 - Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020 - Requires Health and Human Services to maintain a list of the country of origin of all drugs marketed in the United States.
S. 3432 - Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 - This bipartisan legislation would reduce American reliance on foreign manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
H.R. 6286 - Health Savings Act of 2020 - This bill revises requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs)
H.R. 6336 - Increasing Hospital Capacity to Fight the Coronavirus Act of 2020 - This bill allows unapproved capital expenses that are made by health care facilities during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to be included in federal payment determinations under Medicare and Medicaid.
H.R. 3502 - Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act - This bill makes a series of changes relating to health care costs and billing practices.
S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 - Seeks to lower drug costs by establishing rebate programs for brandname drugs and biologics used for Part B and Part D with prices that increase faster than the rate of inflation.
H.R.6663 - Truth in Healthcare Marketing - Strives to reduce confusion over professional licensure, education level, training, degrees obtained, and clinical expertise and makes it unlawful for providers to misrepresent these credentials.
H.R. 6813, S. 3703 - Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act - Works toward providing this protection by requiring the development of training materials for anyone who responds, investigates, or prosecutes cases of elder abuse involving seniors afflicted with dementias
H.R. 7233 - Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent (KEEP) Telehealth Options Act - The expansion of telehealth would provide a convenient, cost-effective tool that complements traditional in-office medical visits.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Proposed changes to lengthen the solvency of social security
Proposed creation of a new retirement savings program provided by employers to increase savings for retirement
H.R. 3971 - Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion of any Social Security or tier I railroad retirement benefits in gross income for income tax purposes.
H.R. 5576 - Double Dip Elimination Act - Would responsibly address individuals inappropriately receiving benefits twice: from the Social Security Disability Insurance program (SSDI), and from the Unemployment Insurance program (UI).
H.R. 5577 - No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act of 2020 - According to the language of this bill, unauthorized work performed by illegal aliens in the U.S. would not constitute coverage by Social Security, prohibiting them from receiving benefits later in life.
H.R. 3934 - Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2019 - To amend title II of the Social Security Act to replace the windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with noncovered employment, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4854 - Making DI Work For All Americans Act of 2019 - This bill modernizes the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) trust fund
S. 2016 - Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act of 2019 - This bill would help Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries who can recover return to work, while also preserving the program's long-term sustainability for the permanently disabled.
H.R. 7016 - Fairness for Early Withdrawers Act - Ensures seniors would be able to rollover their RMD past the 60-day limit under current law for distributions made in 2020
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5648 - TREAT PTSD Act - Requests that the Veterans Affairs Department make available stellate ganglion block
H.R. 6259 - Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act - This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a five-year pilot program to provide eligible veterans with the option to receive primary care services from a non-VA health care provider under a direct primary care service arrangement through the use of a veteran health savings account.
S. 3414 - Major Medical Facility Authorization Act - This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out specified major medical facility projects during FY2020. The bill also indicates the maximum amount that can be spent on each project.
S. 2830 - GI Bill Planning Act of 2019 - The GI Bill Planning Act would give enlistees six months - instead of just two weeks - to decide whether to pay the $1200 or opt-out of their Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) benefit. Additionally, the bill responsibly ends new enlistee enrollments in the outdated MGIB by October 2029.
S.1003 - Veterans' Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan (VET OPP) Act of 2019 - The legislation would create a new administration, the Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, which would be accountable to a presidentially appointed undersecretary and would be created using existing resources at VA to avoid the growth of government and additional bureaucracy.
H.R. 3356 - Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act - The Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act will expand the precheck program to include veterans who are amputees, paralyzed, or blind
H.R. 5616 - The Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act - This legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide detailed reports on patient safety and quality of care at VA Medical Centers
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1230 - Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - The Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act would restore the pre-Gross standards recognizing the legitimacy of age discrimination in the workplace
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Alex |
Ayers |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 7010 - Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 - extension and changes to PPP small business loan program
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Alex |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 3267 - Making Americans Know about Excessive spending through Commonsense Efforts to Notice and Target Shenanigans Act (MAKE CENTS) - seeks to create the transparency and accountability in the federal budget process
H.R. 3930 - Maximizing Americas Prosperity Act of 2019 - "This bill caps federal non-interest spending as a percentage of full employment GDP (also known as potential GDP) as its metrics."
H.R. 1085 - Give it Back to the Taxpayers Act - This bill requires all unused funds from Members Representational Allowances (MRA) be returned to the U.S. Treasury to be used for the purposes of deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt.
S. 2002 - Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act - This bill reduces spending on a dollar-for-dollar basis when it increases debt above the federal debt limit set by law.
H.R. 3982 - STEWARD Act - This bill would require Congress to create discretionary spending caps for each fiscal year.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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